Federal Communications Commission DA 14-773
Before the
Federal Communications Commission
Washington, D.C. 20554
In the Matter of
Wireless E911 Location Accuracy Requirements
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PS Docket No. 07-114
ORDER
Extended Reply Comment Date: July 14, 2014
Adopted: June 4, 2014 Released: June 4, 2014
By the Chief, Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau:
1. On February 20, 2014, the Commission adopted a Third Further Notice of
Proposed Rulemaking (Third Further Notice) in this docket, seeking comment on proposed
wireless E911 location accuracy requirements.1 The Third Further Notice set deadlines for filing
comments and reply comments of May 12, 2014 and June 11, 2014, respectively.
2. On May 29, 2014, CTIA – The Wireless Association (CTIA) filed a request to
extend the reply comment deadline an additional 30 days, until July 14, 2014.2 CTIA states that
an extension of time is warranted due to the complex issues presented by the Third Further Notice
and the large number of initial comments filed in this docket.3 The National Emergency Number
Association,4 Competitive Carrier Association,5 and Texas 911 Entities6 filed letters in support of
CTIA’s request.
3. We grant the request for an extension of time. As set forth in Section 1.46 of the
Commission’s rules,7 the Commission’s policy is that extensions of time for filing comments in
rulemaking proceedings shall not be routinely granted. In this case, however, an extension of the
reply comment period is warranted for the reasons identified by CTIA. Specifically, we find that
extension of the reply comment deadline to July 14, 2014 is warranted to provide commenters
1 See Wireless E911 Location Accuracy Requirements, Third Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, PS Docket No.
07-114, 29 FCC Rcd 2374 (2014) (Third Further Notice).
2 See CTIA, Motion for Extension of Time, PS Docket No. 07-114 (filed May 29, 2014).
3 Id. CTIA notes that over 300 parties filed initial comments and that more than 40 of these comments “were
substantive in nature and many raised complex issues regarding the technical feasibility of the rules and discussed
various location technologies.”
4 Letter from Trey Forgety, III, Director of Government Affairs, NENA, to Marlene Dortch, Secretary, FCC, PS
Docket No. 07-114 (filed June 2, 2014).
5 Letter from Rebecca Murphy Johnson, General Counsel, Competitive Carrier Association, to Marlene Dortch,
Secretary, FCC, PS Docket No. 07-114 (filed June 3, 2014).
6 Letter from Michael J. Tomsu, Counsel, Vinson & Elkins LLP, on behalf of Texas 9-1-1 Alliance, to Marlene
Dortch, Secretary, FCC, PS Docket No. 07-114 (filed June 3, 2014).
7 47 C.F.R. § 1.46.
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with sufficient time to prepare reply comments that fully respond to the complex technical,
economic, and policy issues raised in the Third Further Notice and comments filed thereafter.
4. Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED that, pursuant to Section 4(i) of the
Communications Act of 1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C. § 154(i), and Sections 0.191, 0.392, and
1.46 of the Commission’s rules, 47 C.F.R. §§ 0.191, 0.392, and 1.46, the Motion for Extension
of Time filed by CTIA IS GRANTED, and the deadline to file reply comments in this
proceeding is extended to July 14, 2014.
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
David G. Simpson
Rear Admiral, USN (Ret.)
Chief, Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau